New shipping route saves time and money

Every week, three trains carry goods between Chongqing and the Beibu Gulf in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, where the cargo is loaded onto ships bound for Singapore.

The new Chongqing-Guangxi-Singapore route was opened in September to reduce logistics costs and promote trade with Southeast Asian countries under the Belt and Road Initiative, according to senior officials.

Shipments take two days to go from Chongqing to the Port of Qinzhou in southern Guangxi, and another six days to reach Singapore.